A Mix Tape for Agnostics and Atheists

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as a holiday gift to yer friendly non-believing acquaintance. or to kill some hours otherwise spent in a religious establishment on whatever holy day one would observe if one were observant.

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 1 December 2002 07:53 (twenty-three years ago)

bad religion - "what it is"

― dyson (dyson), Sunday, 1 December 2002 07:56 (twenty-three years ago)

some obvious ones, to confirm one's skepticism of things, persons, and/or institutions religious:

"no voices in the sky," "orgasmatron": motorhead

"jesus saves": slayer

"the meek shall inherit nothing," "dumb all over," "heavenly bank account," "jesus thinks you're a jerk," "catholic girls": frank zappa

that christian death song with the "yer church makes me vomit into the vertiginous abyss!" -- and, of course, this mix tape will have the original cover art from Sex and Drugs and Jesus Christ!

"it's a sin," the pet shop boys

― Tad (llamasfur), Sunday, 1 December 2002 07:57 (twenty-three years ago)

"heresy" - nin

― dyson (dyson), Sunday, 1 December 2002 08:01 (twenty-three years ago)

God's Song - Randy Newman
Dear God - XTC
Crucifix Kiss - Manic Street Preachers

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Sunday, 1 December 2002 08:48 (twenty-three years ago)

"Mess" Ben Folds Five

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 1 December 2002 12:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Chocolate Jesus - Tom Waits
Prayer To God - Shellac
You Don't Know Jesus - Mogwai

― Callum (Callum), Sunday, 1 December 2002 12:12 (twenty-three years ago)

disco inferno/piano magic - "waking up"
most other disco inferno songs.

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Sunday, 1 December 2002 12:40 (twenty-three years ago)

"Run Christian Run" Super Furry Animals.

― Nick H, Sunday, 1 December 2002 13:17 (twenty-three years ago)

arvo part's 'cantus in memoey of benjamin britten' - enough to make anyone believe.

best leave off scraping foetus off the wheel's 'the only good christian is a dead christian'.

― stirmonster, Sunday, 1 December 2002 13:22 (twenty-three years ago)

blasphemous rumours (depeche mode)

― cecilia, Sunday, 1 December 2002 14:23 (twenty-three years ago)

"Prayer To God" isn't atheist or agnostic.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 1 December 2002 15:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Nick Cave's Into My Arms starts "I don't believe in an interventionist god".
The Atheist by Corvin Dalek.
Should the Bible Be Banned? by McCarthy.
Hang The Pope by Nuclear Assault.
No God Only Religion by Spiritualized.
Killing God by UltraViolence.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 1 December 2002 19:00 (twenty-three years ago)

Most of my choices have already been mentioned, but let me sing the praises of ST37's version of Pip Proud's "Sweet Thought." Absolutely wonderful performance at Terrastock.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 1 December 2002 19:07 (twenty-three years ago)

"Prayer To God" hasn't got _anything_ to do with religion.

'The God That Failed' by Metallica seems to be though.

― meirion john lewis (mei), Sunday, 1 December 2002 19:24 (twenty-three years ago)

The entire "Randy Newman's Faust" album, but in particular "Glory Train."

― Jim M, Sunday, 1 December 2002 21:19 (twenty-three years ago)

Afghan Whigs "congregation"

― webcrack (music=crack), Monday, 2 December 2002 00:50 (twenty-three years ago)

"God," John Lennon.
"Planned Obsolescence," 10,000 Maniacs.

― Burr, Monday, 2 December 2002 02:39 (twenty-three years ago)

"slidin' in and out of grace" by mudhoney --- "Save me lord, fuck the race!!!"

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 2 December 2002 02:45 (twenty-three years ago)

John Lennon - "Imagine"

― Curtis Stephens, Monday, 2 December 2002 03:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I thought asking God to kill people and then saying bad words as well was pretty blasphemous.

― Callum (Callum), Monday, 2 December 2002 12:53 (twenty-three years ago)

'Heresy' and 'Jesus where's the Sugar' by Christian Death.
'Jesus Christ Super Star' by Laibach.

― Split, Monday, 2 December 2002 20:17 (twenty-three years ago)

the Germs' great "No God".

― matt riedl (veal), Monday, 2 December 2002 22:43 (twenty-three years ago)

Motorhead - (Don't Need) Religion

and of course the inevitable classic:

Marduk - Fistfucking Gods Planet

― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 2 December 2002 22:57 (twenty-three years ago)

Blasphemy has nothing to do with agnosticism or atheism in the way you're trying to suggest, Callum.

― Clarke B., Monday, 2 December 2002 23:01 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/living/9355971.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

"It wouldn't have made any difference (if you really loved me)" for the agnostics.

― Cunga (Cunga), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 07:12 (twenty years ago)

"God Isn't Real" Robbie Fulks

Pretty obvious, but gets his point across.

Go ask the starving millions under Stalin's cruel reign
Go ask the child with cancer who eases her pain
Then go to your churches, if that's how you feel
But don't ask me to follow, for God isn't real.

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 07:20 (twenty years ago)

Richard Shindell's "Mary Magdalene" and "Next Best Western" both strike me as agnostic hymns.

It's the middle of the night
Near the Indiana line
I'm pulling in a Christian station
The signal's crystal clear
But I cannot really hear
What he says about the revelation

I am wretched, I am tired
But the preacher is on fire
And I wish I could believe

Whoever watches over all these truckers
Show a little mercy for a weary sinner
And deliver me, lord
To the news Best Western

As does Paul Simon's "American Tune," but for different reasons.

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

erm, "next."

― The Mad Puffin (The Mad Puffin), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 12:58 (twenty years ago)

Iris Dement

"Let The Mystery Be"

Everybody's wonderin' what and where they all came from.
Everybody's worryin' 'bout where they're gonna go when the whole thing's done.
But no one knows for certain and so it's all the same to me.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.

Some say once you're gone you're gone forever, and some say you're gonna come back.
Some say you rest in the arms of the Saviour if in sinful ways you lack.
Some say that they're comin' back in a garden, bunch of carrots and little sweet peas.
I think I'll just let the mystery be.

― Pete Baumann, Tuesday, 26 July 2005 13:08 (twenty years ago)

I love Natalie Merchant and David Byrne's cover.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 13:09 (twenty years ago)

Fuck You God: The Leaving Trains

Religion: PIL

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

The first time I heard 'Let the Mystery Be' was at a 10,000 Maniacs show, actually.

― Pete Baumann, Tuesday, 26 July 2005 13:49 (twenty years ago)

Tool, "Opiate"

― Nostalgic for the Pre-Conservative Hendrie (Bent Over at the Arclight), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 13:51 (twenty years ago)

Matching Mole, God Song

― Dadaismus (Dada), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 14:32 (twenty years ago)

John Lee Hooker, "Burning Hell"
As in, "Ain't no heaven, ain't no burning hell"

― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

The Vaselines, "Jesus Don't Want Me For a Sunbeam."

― patita (patita), Tuesday, 26 July 2005 16:15 (twenty years ago)

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